Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-01-07
THE NJ MBER SEVEN.
Numerous Combinations in Which
Seven Plays an Important Part.

Seven Plays an Important Part.
The frequent recurrence of the num-
Der seven i'll the Scriptures, says the
Cincinnati EHquircr, seems to Indicate
that there are associated with it GER
tain events, that il may he termed the
prophetic, representative symbolic
number consccrated in the Holy Scrip
lures and the religion Of the Jews and
other nations, by many mysterious
events and circumstances.
The Old Testament informs Us that
God completed the work of creation in
seven days, and set apart the seventh
day to he Il day of rest for all man
kind.
The slayer OF Abel was to be pun
ishcd scyrn-iold and the slayer of La
mech seventy and seven fold
OF every clean beast Noah took into
the ark by scvcns, and took with him
seven souls when he entered the ark.
After seven days the waters were upon
the face OF the earth. The intervals
between sending out the dove the see
ond and third times were seven days,
and i'll the seventh month the ark
rested on the mountain OF Alarat.
In Pharaoh'> two dreams he saw
seven wcll-favorcd and fat kline and
seven ill-iavorcd and lean kline, and
seven ears of corn on one stalk, rank
and good, and seven ears blasted with
the east wind, which WAS followed 10y
seven years Of great plenty and seven
years of famine.
The children Of Israel were COM
mandcd to eat unlcavcncd bread seven
days, and to observe the feast of I'M
lcavcned bread; seven days shall there
be no heaven found in your houses
The seventh month was signalizcd
by the feast of trumpets, and the ccle-
bration of the feast of tabcrnaclcs.
Seven weeks was the interval be-
tween the passover and the pcntccost
The seventh year was observed as
the sabbathical year, and the year sue
ceedlng seven times seven years rs the
year of jubilee.
Seven days were appointed as the
length of the feasts of tabernaclcs and
passover.
Seven days for the ceremonies of the
conservation OF the priests.
Seven victims were to be offered on
any special occasion.
When Abraham and Abimclcch
wanted to confirm an oath they took
seven eve lambs of the flock.
Jacob served Laban seven years for
each Of his daughters.
Delilah bound Samson with seven
green withcs, and wovc the seven locks
of his hair in the web.
Seven priests, bearing seven trum-
pets, passed round the walls of Jericho
seven days, on the seventh day passing
round seven times, and it fell.
Ncbuchadnczzar had the furnace
heated seven times hotter than it was
wont to be heated to burn the three
Hebrew children, and was driven from
among men to the beasts of the field
until seventy times seven passed over
him.
Elisha commanded Naaman to wash
in jordan seven times and be cured of
his leprosy.
The sluggard is wiser in his own
| cOncelt than seven men who can rem
der a reason.
In the New Testament the Savior
commanded to forgive an crring broth
er, not until seven times but seventy
times seven il he repentcd.
In revelations of st. John we read
Of seven churches, seven spirits, seven
stars, seven seals, seven lamps, seven
golden candlc-sticks, seven angels,
seven walls, and seven last plaques.
A notion once prevailed in England
with some people that the seventh con-
secutive son born had power to cure
certain diseases.
Our great fight with the mother
country for liberty and independence
lasted seven years.
The President Of the United States,
Grover Cleveland, was seven times sew
en- years Of age when he married his
bride, Frances Folsom, three times
seven years of age, making Il difference
i'll their ages of four times seven wears.
The brides age and the difference
i'll their ages added makes seven times
scvcn-thc Presidents age. The
brides birth occurred seven years
after the President attained TO
his majority. Their ages added
make ten times seven, threc-score
and ten, the number of years al
lottcd to the age of man. Multiply
the number OF their added ages by
seven, it makes seventy times seven,
the number of times the Savior COM
mandcd to forgive an erring brother If
he reptnts.
The Presidents official title, Presi-
dent of the United States of America,
contains five times seven letters. The
brides official relation, the White
! HouSp mistress contains tbrca tip,a,